New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-10
DOCTORS ENDING THEIR WORK.
CLOSING THE WASHINGTON CONGRESS.
THE FORMAL ADJOURNMENT To TAKE PLACE To-

THE FORMAL ADJOURNMENT TO TAKE PLACE To-
DAY-TnE NEXT MEETING TO BE At BERLIN.
WASHINGTON, sept 9.-The members OF the Med
ical Congress photographed IL a group this
morning the south portico and steps OF the Treas
ury Department Building. President DAVIS called
the general session OF the congress to order at 10
O'Clock. The committee appointed to select the time
and place for holding the Tenth international Con
sress reported that the next congress b, held IN
Berlin in 1890. The congress unanimously ratified
the action the committee Ii understood that the
president OF the Berlin congress will be Professor
Virchow and that DR.. Martin will be secretary
general.
President Davis invited Dr. c. ID. w. Phillips. exam
liner 10 materla medica in the University o Edinburgh
and lecturer upon the same branch IN Westminster
Hospital, L0naoa, to preside during the delivery OF
the address OF his colleague DR.. @. Fielding Bland
ford OF London OF the leading authorities OF the
world upon insanity and nervous diseases. DR..
Blandford's address devoid OF techncaties and
waa eouched in language which was understood by
every layman present.
Tue general session will assemble tomorrow It $50
O. M, merely tor the formal adjournment sine die
Most OF the sections had their final meeting to-day
A few Of them, however, will hold morning sessions
tomorrow. The meetings were only iairly well at
tended.
Da Pary. the celebrated London physician, read a
paper diabetes before the Section on General Med
ieine.
DIR. W. w. Gsdding. superintendent OF St. Eliza
beths Hospital tor the Insane, in paper Ins4n.
ity as Defence for Crime" read before the Pyscho-
logical Section said that though the question how tar
the insanity OF affected his responsibility had
boon debated for centuries among Engish-speaking
people, it seemed lar from satisfactory answer ds
ever Insanity the mental manifestation OF bodily
disease and not question OF knowledge OF right and
wrong. The position OF the courts to-day this
question, doctor said farlv represented
by tho ruag OF Judge Cox in the Gniteau case that
the Jury must decide whether the accused, at the
time of committing the act knew the difference be
tween right and wrong IN respect OF The Act The
trouble that the Judges bad made ONLY a met
Apply scs study OF insanity. hey should spend
iew weeks in hospital and make the acquaintance OF
few crazy people ana 1nes wou,d MOI 'oen 20
10 act reasonably 10 regard to his delusons. The
speaker predicted tina, the NewEampshire rulipgs as
70 insanity, which Jddge Cox rejected as judic al
beresy, would one day prevail. These rulings we're
that all questions OF insanity were questions OF tact
for the jury 70 determine. and not questions OF law tor
the court He further predicted the abolition of the
knowledge of-right-s nd-wrong test applied to in-
sanity and that law and medicine would unite this
test question fsct tor the jury T., decide VIZ:
Did the criminal result from the insanity OF the
The Section on Climaology ended It's session to-
day. number oil papers were read. The thanks OF
che section unanimously voted to he president
Dr. Gibon, tor his zeal in organizing and conducting
the section.
NAVY MEDICAL OFFICERS AND THE CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Sept 9.-Ihe medical officers Of the
Eavy annoyed by the statements that they not
Interested In the OF the Medical Congress and
nave acted as oDsirucuobsn AS matter Oh fact, tho
Surgeon General Of the Navy and all the officers o. the
medical corps who could reach Wasbn gon have been
jealous in their efforts entertain the delegates and
further the objects OF the congress-
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CARRYING TIE BIGGEST LOAD or PAssEYGLRS
Tho anchor Line steamship City OF Rome has
broken the record OF pa.ssnger-csrryng vessels Her
cabin passenger ist thus trip numbered III names
and the total number Of people board l,546.
When she in to Pier No a. North River. yester
DAY at noon ste was twentv-four hours Overdue Cap
tain Young The commodore OF tbe lne has the
proud distiI cton Of bringing safety great
est number of human beings ever entrusted one
car tain's cs-e. Rouge weather was experienced
every day OF the voyage except the last this
counts for the extra time taken.
Here are the names Of few OF the more prominent
people among the III: james Boil and Mrs Bell. OF
the Thistle, and @. L. Watson. her designer John
Barry. N. p; Thomas Bell and Mrs T. Bel, Don
Cassresano Don NJ Costa. Professor Ferrerro. Jndge
J. w. Fear;ss. MIRA Frank Leslie. Bshoe ORely.
Springfield, Maze; Professor j.. MoGrath. Bryan
MeSwyny. J. foulkes, james DosIe. jr.. Mr. and Mrs
Hsistesd, of Honolulu; st. CLAIR barour, Raleigh
Farrar. Don p. Fernandez. General Stewart L. Wood
tgrd and family. Professor 4. Paulin and Don d.
Urcina Bssides . sprinkiipg Of Protestant clergy
men there ~ese thirty-twe Srissts snd ssvsaIseu
Ecclesiastical stu ienA The medical pfofsssion
also veil represented.
THE ARREST OF MRS. ROBERTS WAS II0AT